Are the Kansas City Chiefs building the best offense in team history?

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Joe Montana #19, Quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs calls the play at the snap during the American Football Conference West game against his former team the San Francisco 49er on 11 September 1994 at the Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The Chiefs won the game 24 – 17. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images) /

The 1994 Kansas City Chiefs Offense

I’m going to be honest with you right up front on this one. This offense doesn’t actually keep up with the other three on the list. Joe Montana is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and Marcus Allen was an amazing running back in his prime but they really weren’t designed to be prolific in 1994. They just needed to score enough points to let their stand out defense take games over. The 1994 team put up the best offensive stats of Montana’s time in Kansas City but it only lead to a 9-7 record that year and a loss in the first round of the playoffs. Still, I thought it would be interesting to see how their numbers stacked up against other great KC offenses.

5,692 yards (355.8 yards per game)
5.2 yards per play
32 offensive touchdowns (19.9 points per game)

The individual numbers are just okay as well as Montana spread the ball around to wideouts Willie Davis and JJ Birden and backs Marcus Allen and Kimble Anders. Allen was also the primary rusher but Greg Hill also contributed as well.

Joe Montana:
60.6% completions
3,283 yards
6.7 yards per attempt
16 TDs and 9 INTs

Marcus Allen:
709 yards rushing
3.8 yards/carry
7 rushing TDs
42 receptions
349 yards receiving
0 receiving TDs

Greg Hill:
574 yards rushing
4.1 yards/carry
1 rushing TD
16 receptions
92 yards receiving
0 receiving TDs

Kimble Anders:
231 yards rushing
3.7 yards/carry
2 rushing TDs
67 receptions
525 yards receiving
1 receiving TD

Willie Davis:
51 receptions
822 yards receiving
16.1 yards/reception
5 receiving TDs

JJ Birden:
48 receptions
637 yards receiving
13.3 yards/reception
4 receiving TDs

So while this offense was a memorable one and a fun one to watch it simply doesn’t hold up (at least numbers wise) with the greatest Chiefs offenses of all time. It was lead by two Hall of Fame players who were past their prime and the top receiving target was the fullback coming out of the backfield. I loved those Chiefs teams, but it won’t be hard for Mahomes and company to outproduce them. Let’s look at one more offense as we go all the way back to the glory days of the Hank Stram and Len Dawson era.

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